Budapest vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$750
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1786
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 30% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4940th ($1469 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Oman, respectively. Check Hungary vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 680th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Muscat

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Budapest Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$10792

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465